The utilization of virtual reality was found to decrease preoperative anxiety in older patients undergoing open-heart surgery, according to a study published Jan. 4 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings .

At the start of the new year, I attended a field trip with my Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School nursing class to ...

Heart surgery is a serious and invasive medical procedure, and that can be intimidating for a patient. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that virtual reality (VR) can be an ...

THE Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has become the first health facility in Gauteng to successfully ...

I guess getting back to this sort of why am I neutral rather than happy right now is because we are conducting open heart surgery on the vital organs of the American empire. And I am pro empire to the ...

February is Heart Month, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is highlighting congenital heart disease and how more people are ...

Traditionally, such patients were treated through open heart surgery, where the damaged heart valve was replaced with an artificial one. However, these surgeries, particularly for elderly patients or ...

While much of the research to date using VR involved younger patient populations, these research findings suggest that ...

Patricio Leyva of Country Club Hills, Mary Alice Kunz from Bourbonnais and Gerald Kruel from Chicago, will travel to Cubs ...

The Circle of Hearts Family Support Network is a local organization which supports pediatric heart patients and their ...

As tools become more precise and non-invasive, doctors are able to diagnose and treat heart conditions with greater accuracy and efficiency.

Faith Street was born with rare congenital heart disease, but now she volunteers during McHappy Days and is a SickKids ...